.jpeg) Yallop playing forAustralia at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tameka Yallop[1] | ||
| Birth name | Tameka Butt[2] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (age 34)[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mudgeeraba SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | QAS | ||
| 2008–2018 | Brisbane Roar | 108 | (49) |
| 2010 | →Ottawa Fury (loan) | ||
| 2012 | Boston Breakers | 8 | (3) |
| 2013 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | →Iga F.C. Kunoichi (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Mallbackens | 19 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Klepp IL | 58 | (32) |
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne City | 10 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | West Ham United | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Brann | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Brisbane Roar | 27 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Australia U-17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 16 | (3) |
| 2007– | Australia | 134 | (14) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025 | |||
Tameka Yallop (/təˈmiːkəˈjæləp/[4]tə-MEE-kəYAL-əp;néeButt; born 16 June 1991) is an Australian professionalsoccer player who plays as amidfielder forBrisbane Roar in theA-League Women. She has previously played for theBoston Breakers in theWPSL Elite;1. FFC Frankfurt in the GermanFrauen-Bundesliga;Iga F.C. Kunoichi in the JapaneseNadeshiko League;Mallbackens in the SwedishDamallsvenskan;Brisbane Roar in the formerW-League;West Ham United in theFA Women's Super League; andBrann in the NorwegianToppserien. She has been a member of theAustralia women's national team since 2007.
Yallop was born inOrange, New South Wales and moved with her family to theGold Coast at five years of age.[5] She started playing junior football at Five years of age forMudgeeraba Soccer Club[6] in the local Gold Coast league and attendedAll Saints Anglican School throughout her upbringing.[7]
Yallop joined theBrisbane Roar (then the Queensland Roar) in 2008, as they were one of the founding members of theW-League. They won the W-League Championship and Premiership in2008–09. In the2010–11 season, Brisbane returned to theGrand Final, where Yallop scored a goal in the 9th minute, helping the team to a 2–1 victory.[8]
She briefly played with theOttawa Fury in 2010.[9]
Yallop won the Westfield W-League Players Player of the Year Award for the2012–13 season. She was the recipient of theJulie Dolan Medal for W-League Player of the year in 2014.[10]
As of December 2024, Yallop ranks second in all-time A-League women history with 163 appearances and ranks third for goals with 66.[11]
Yallop signed with the Boston Breakers in theWomen's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite), the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time, for the 2012 season.[12]
In January 2013, Yallop signed for GermanFrauen-Bundesliga club1. FFC Frankfurt.[13]
Yallop was loaned by Brisbane Roar toIga F.C. Kunoichi along withElise Kellond-Knight in late May 2014, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the 7th W-League season.[14]
In March 2016, Yallop signed for Swedish clubMallbackens.
In March 2017, Yallop signed for Norwegian clubKlepp.[15]
After spending ten seasons with the Brisbane Roar, Yallop signed withMelbourne City for the2018–19 W-League season.[16]
In October 2019, the Brisbane Roar announced that Yallop would be returning to Brisbane for the2019–20 W-League season,[17] where she scored in their first game of the season. On 5 December, Tameka became the first Brisbane Roar player (including men, women and youth) to score 50 goals for the club.[18]
In May 2021, Yallop joined English clubWest Ham United. Playing 16 games with 1 goal in theFAWSL, 3 games inWomen's FA Cup and 3 games inFA Women's League Cup.[19] In August 2022, she left the club by mutual consent.[20]
In August 2022, Yallop joined Norwegian clubBrann on a one-year contract with a further six months option.[21]
In August 2023, Yallop returned to Australia, signing again withBrisbane Roar on a multi-year contract.[22]
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Yallop has represented national women's teams at various age levels. She was a member of theAustralia women's national under-17 soccer team (Junior Matildas) at the 2007 AFC Women's U-17 Asian Championships andAustralia women's national under-20 soccer team (Young Matildas) for the 2008 AFC Women's U-20s Women's Asian Championship. Yallop captained the Young Matildas from 2007 to 2009, which included winning the 2008AFF Women's Championship.
Yallop has been a member of the seniorAustralia women's national soccer team (Matildas) since 2007. In her debut game in August againstHong Kong she scored her maiden goal in the Australian's 1–8 victory in Hong Kong in anAFC Olympic Qualifier.[23] She was part of the team that won the2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Yallop played for Australia at the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Australia lost in the quarter-finals in 2011 and 2015.
In 2016, Yallop was named to her first Olympic Team forRio 2016.[24] Australia lost in the quarter-finals and Yallop did not appear in any games.[8]
At the2017 Tournament of Nations Yallop scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over theUnited States. This was the first time Australia had ever defeated the United States. The Matildas won the 2017 Tournament of Nations[25]
At the2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Yallop appeared in three games for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the Final where they lost 1–0 to Japan. Australia qualified for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[26]
Yallop was a member of theMatildasTokyo 2020 Olympics squad. The Matildas qualified for the quarter-finals and beat Great Britain before being eliminated in the semi-final with Sweden. In the playoff for the Bronze medal they were beaten by the USA.[27]
On 4 June 2024, Yallop was named in the Matildas team which qualified for theParis 2024 Olympics, her third Olympic games selection.[28][29]
In December 2017, Yallop announced her engagement to herKlepp IL teammateKirsty Yallop on herTwitter account.[34] The two were married inMangawhai, New Zealand, on 9 February 2019.[35] Following the marriage, they both took on the surname Yallop.[36] In 2020, they had a daughter named Harley.[37] In March 2025, the couple announced onInstagram that they would be having a second child.[38]
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